Love Beats Rhymes

Love Beats Rhymes

Let no one hold you back.

Directed by RZA

Produced by Lionsgate

2017105 min5.6 / 10

An uplifting coming-of-age drama about a young woman navigating family expectations and artistic ambition through hip-hop and spoken word.

A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, but her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.

Questions people ask

  • Is Love Beats Rhymes violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does Love Beats Rhymes end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Love Beats Rhymes scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Love Beats Rhymes easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Love Beats Rhymes sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Love Beats Rhymes

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Love Beats Rhymes

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Love Beats Rhymes, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Love Beats Rhymes, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Love Beats Rhymes, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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